Photo and video documentation
Useful when an owner, skipper, or marina manager needs to see the condition below the waterline.
Rhode Island underwater services
Cleaner Hulls, Faster Boats, Clarity below the surface.
Professional underwater hull cleaning, inspections, zinc checks, and light recovery services across Rhode Island marinas, harbors, and mooring fields.
Hull CleaningUnderwater InspectionsRhode Island BasedNewport • Narragansett Bay
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What builds trust
Useful answers before expensive decisions.
Care around sensitive fittings
Cleaning and inspection work is approached carefully around coatings, transducers, intakes, props, and thru-hulls.
Authorized recovery only
Dockside recovery work is handled with permission, clear scope, and practical limits around depth and conditions.
Rhode Island water focus
Built around Newport, Narragansett Bay, marinas, mooring fields, and protected harbor conditions.
Start with the symptom
What are you noticing from the boat?
Most owners do not start with a service name. They start with a slow boat, vibration, a race coming up, or something dropped over the side.
Likely below-waterline causes
- Hull growth
- Fouled prop or running gear
- Growth around intakes or appendages
Recommended startHull cleaning and running gear check
What you receive
A cleaner bottom where service is appropriate, plus notes on anything visible that may need attention.
Inspection preview
Look below the surface before you schedule.
Move across the scene or tab through the markers to see the kinds of issues an underwater inspection can help document.
Current finding
Hull growth
Growth and staining on the hull surface can add drag and hide what is happening underneath. A cleaning pass starts with a careful look at paint, fittings, and growth type.
Related serviceHull Cleaning
Request an inspectionWhy underwater service matters
The bottom of the boat affects everything above it.
Hull growth, fouled running gear, worn anodes, and unseen underwater issues can cost speed, fuel, time, and confidence. The right in-water service gives owners useful answers without making every concern a haul-out.
Less drag below the waterline
Growth on the hull and appendages can slow a boat down quickly. Regular in-water service helps keep the bottom from becoming the problem.
Better information before haul-out
Underwater checks can document visible concerns around props, rudders, shafts, zincs, intakes, and hull surfaces before a larger decision is made.
Performance confidence
A clean bottom helps owners remove avoidable drag and catch visible underwater concerns before the next trip.
Marina-ready response
Forrest Underwater is built around local marina, harbor, mooring-field, and dockside work across Rhode Island waters.
Services
Precision work for boats, marinas, and mooring fields.
01
Hull Cleaning
Careful growth removal to reduce drag and keep the boat moving cleanly.
02Underwater Inspections
Below-waterline checks with photo and video documentation available.
03Zinc & Anode Checks
Inspection and replacement support when anodes are ready for service.
04Prop & Running Gear Cleaning
Focused cleaning around propellers, shafts, rudders, struts, and intakes.
05Light Recovery
Dockside and marina recovery for dropped items, gear, and equipment.
06Pre-Race Sailboat Service
Pre-race cleaning and inspection for competitive sailboats.
Hull Cleaning
Cleaner underwater surfaces without treating the boat like a scrub job.
Regular hull cleaning can help reduce drag, support better performance, and keep marine growth from getting ahead of the boat. Forrest Underwater works carefully around bottom paint, transducers, intakes, and thru-hulls so the work is useful without being rough on the vessel.
Underwater Inspections
Clear underwater answers before a small issue turns expensive.
Inspection work can include hull condition, propellers, rudders, shafts, zincs and anodes, intakes, fouling, damage concerns, and general underwater condition. Photo and video reporting is available when you need a clearer record.
Zinc & Anode Checks
Practical anode checks and replacement support.
Zincs and anodes can be inspected below the waterline and replaced when appropriate. The goal is simple: help owners keep up with routine protection before a small maintenance item becomes an expensive surprise.
Prop & Running Gear Cleaning
Attention where growth causes vibration, drag, and lost confidence.
Running gear cleaning focuses on the parts owners care about when the boat feels sluggish or uneven. Service can include propellers, shafts, rudders, struts, intakes, and related underwater hardware, with care around coatings and sensitive fittings.
Light Recovery
Dockside recovery for dropped items and limited search work.
Search and recovery work may include tools, gear, dockside losses, marina recoveries, and limited underwater search jobs. All recovery work is performed only where lawful and with proper authorization.
Pre-Race Sailboat Service
A cleaner bottom and one more thing off the skipper's mind.
Pre-race service can combine hull cleaning, appendage checks, prop and running gear review, and basic underwater documentation before an event. The focus is practical: reduce avoidable drag and catch visible underwater concerns before race day.
Clean bottom preview
Why hull growth matters.
This is not a performance calculator. It is a simple way to understand why owners call before a trip, race, survey, or haul-out decision.
42% cleanedDrag starts coming off the boat
A cleaner hull and appendages make it easier to see what is normal growth and what needs closer attention.
What you receive
A useful field note, not a mystery invoice.
The goal is to show what was checked, what was visible, what was cleaned, and what should happen next.
Document
Running gear visibility
- Notes
- Photo/video can show visible prop, shaft, rudder, and nearby growth or debris when water clarity allows.
- Recommended next step
- Clean accessible growth and recommend closer review if damage or entanglement is visible.
Service
Hull cleaning context
- Notes
- Owner and marina context matters: slip access, lines, dock traffic, and underwater visibility all shape the work plan.
- Recommended next step
- Confirm location, timing, boat length, and any known sensitive fittings before the dive.
Scope
Dockside recovery scope
- Notes
- Dropped-item searches depend on depth, current, visibility, bottom type, and permission from the property owner or marina.
- Recommended next step
- Ask for the exact drop location, estimated depth, item type, and urgency before scheduling.
Special projects
When the job below the surface does not fit a standard checklist.
Some calls are not a routine hull cleaning appointment. Forrest Underwater can help with careful marina support, limited recovery, underwater documentation, and practical problem-solving when an owner needs clarity before taking the next step.
- Light recovery and dockside search work
- Marina and waterfront documentation
- Pre-race sailboat cleaning and inspection
- Owner-requested underwater problem solving
Field documentation
Real underwater work, not stock marina wallpaper.
Current photos are cleaned web versions of real field images. True before/after pairs will be added only when the project documentation is accurate.
Marina-side setup for underwater hull work.
Below-waterline visibility around propeller and running gear.
In-water service work from dockside conditions.
Recent projects / field notes
A growing record of Rhode Island underwater work.
Project pages are structured for findings, recommendations, photo galleries, and true before/after documentation as more work is collected.
Hull CleaningNewport, RI
Dragon Class Sailboat Hull Cleaning
Hull cleaning for a Dragon Class sailboat in Newport, with attention to underwater surface condition, appendages, and fittings.
Hull CleaningSailboatNewport
InspectionNewport, RI
Dragon Class Pre-Race Inspection
Pre-race below-waterline inspection focused on visible hull condition, underwater hardware, and documentation before time on the water.
InspectionDocumentationSailboat
Hull CleaningBristol, RI
Hull Cleaning Project
Protected-harbor hull cleaning project in Bristol, RI, with service focused on marine growth removal and practical underwater review.
Hull CleaningBristolMarina Work
Search & RecoveryPortsmouth, RI
Marina Recovery Project
Authorized marina recovery work in Portsmouth, RI, for a dockside loss in shallow-water conditions.
RecoveryPortsmouthMarina Work
About Forrest Underwater
A working diver for practical marina problems.
Forrest Underwater Services LLC was created by Jordan Forrest to provide careful, responsive underwater support for Rhode Island boat owners, marinas, and waterfront operators.
The focus is straightforward: get in the water, inspect what matters, clean what needs cleaning, document what the owner should see, and work carefully around valuable vessels.
Rhode Island basedProfessional diverPhoto & video documentation availableMarina & harbor focusedCare around high-value vesselsResponsive local scheduling
Service area
Rhode Island coverage for marinas, harbors, and mooring fields.
Serving boat owners and waterfront operators around Narragansett Bay, Aquidneck Island, Newport, Portsmouth, Bristol, Warren, Tiverton, Middletown, Jamestown, and nearby waters.
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Request service
Tell Jordan what changed, what you need, and where the boat is.
The more specific the request, the easier it is to scope the dive, bring the right gear, and decide whether a call, text, or inspection is the right next step.